erection

Plural: erections

Noun

• The act of building or setting something upright.
• an erect penis
• a structure that has been erected
• the act of building or putting up
• The act of building or putting up or together of something.
• Anything erected or built.
• Formal approval and official establishment of an institution such as a society or a monastery by higher church authorities.
• The physiological process by which erectile tissue, such as a penis or clitoris, becomes erect by being engorged with blood.
• The state or quality of being erect from engorgement with blood.
• A penis or clitoris that is erect.

Examples

• He placed his newspaper on his lap to hide his erection.
• The clever erection of a seven-letter word secured a bingo and a massive score.
• The Empire State Building was once the world's tallest erection.

Synonyms

erecting, hard-on, babymaker, bone, boner, bonk-on, bonny, building, chubby, construction, erection, fatty, lead in one's pencil, lob-on, lumber, pocket rocket, prong, rager, rod-on, schlong, shaft, stiffie, stiffy, surgation, tentigo, throbber, tumescence, wood, woody, zizi

Related Words

erect, erect penis, erectile dysfunction, erector, masturbate, penis